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wasn’t
going to get much work done anyway, she grabbed the remote and
started to channel surf for something interesting to take her mind
off the last twenty-four hours.
She knew she had to make a
decision soon regarding Lucas. And no matter how loose her tongue
felt tonight, or how relaxed she was, she didn’t even consider
talking about that with Cori.
She was pretty sure she knew what
Cori’s thoughts were on that matter, and didn’t need someone else
pushing her toward Lucas. She was doing a pretty good job of that
herself. She only hoped she could survive it a second
time.
Giving up on the TV, she clicked it
off, grabbed her e-reader and started to lose herself in one of the
latest romance novels. She’d always been a sucker for
romance.
***
Hands full with coffee and binder,
Brooke stepped into the elevator the next morning. Realizing she
had to push the button to her floor, she carefully tried to move
her coffee to the hand gripping the binder, when another hand moved
past her to take care of her problem.
Looking up to thank the helping hand,
she recognized the boyish grin and crystal clear blue eyes. Eyes
that seemed to be laughing at her. Her bag started to slip off her
shoulder and he reached for her once again in an attempt to help.
“Morning, Brooke, need some help there?”
Shrugging her shoulder in an attempt to
stop the fall of her bag, she quickly replied, “No, I’ve got it,
thanks.”
But his hand moved forward anyway, only
this time landing on top of hers holding her coffee, sending
tingling sensations up her arm from the connection. She knew he
felt her stiffen, but he continued to grin and started a gentle tug
of war with her cup, until she finally relented out of fear of
spilling the hot liquid.
Momentarily frozen, she watched Lucas
bring her cup to his mouth and take a sip.
“ Did you think of me last
night?” he asked, his eyes scanning the elevator, void of anyone
but them.
The ding of the elevator brought her
out of her stupor, and her struggling voice simply replied,
“No.”
As the elevator started to fill up, she
was forced to take a step back, bringing her closer to him. Hating
how her body involuntarily responded to him, and fearful he could
tell, she kept quiet, not wanting to draw any attention to
them.
Just as the doors were opening on their
floor, Lucas leaned forward and whispered in her ear,
“Liar.”
Then he held up her cup in a salute.
“Thanks for the coffee.” And he sauntered down the hall toward his
office, her much-needed shot of caffeine disappearing with
him.
Other people exiting the elevator
brought her out of her stupor, causing her to exit as well. Turning
on autopilot, she walked toward her office.
What the heck had happened? And there
went her coffee, which she desperately needed, thanks to another
sleepless night. Because Lucas was right, she thought of him all
night. And some of those thoughts made her restless, in more ways
than one.
She walked into her office, set the
binder on her desk, placed her bag in its designated spot, and then
headed to the conference room for her second cup of coffee of the
day. Maybe this one she would actually be able to drink.
No Games
Hours after he had stolen her coffee,
Lucas sent her a quick email.
Thanks again for the
coffee, just what I needed after another sleepless night. I’m
heading to a conference today and will be back on Friday. My
secretary knows where I am, if you need me…
P.S. Consider this your
reprieve
Lucas
Reading the email again, she got the
same feeling she did when she first received it days ago. She knew
the exact meaning behind every word. And it never failed to make
the butterflies flutter in her stomach.
It had been so long since she felt any
type of attraction to another man. She hated to even think how long
it had been since she had been touched, let alone
kissed.
Well, if she actually wanted to think
about it, she could say a month before her
going to get much work done anyway, she grabbed the remote and
started to channel surf for something interesting to take her mind
off the last twenty-four hours.
She knew she had to make a
decision soon regarding Lucas. And no matter how loose her tongue
felt tonight, or how relaxed she was, she didn’t even consider
talking about that with Cori.
She was pretty sure she knew what
Cori’s thoughts were on that matter, and didn’t need someone else
pushing her toward Lucas. She was doing a pretty good job of that
herself. She only hoped she could survive it a second
time.
Giving up on the TV, she clicked it
off, grabbed her e-reader and started to lose herself in one of the
latest romance novels. She’d always been a sucker for
romance.
***
Hands full with coffee and binder,
Brooke stepped into the elevator the next morning. Realizing she
had to push the button to her floor, she carefully tried to move
her coffee to the hand gripping the binder, when another hand moved
past her to take care of her problem.
Looking up to thank the helping hand,
she recognized the boyish grin and crystal clear blue eyes. Eyes
that seemed to be laughing at her. Her bag started to slip off her
shoulder and he reached for her once again in an attempt to help.
“Morning, Brooke, need some help there?”
Shrugging her shoulder in an attempt to
stop the fall of her bag, she quickly replied, “No, I’ve got it,
thanks.”
But his hand moved forward anyway, only
this time landing on top of hers holding her coffee, sending
tingling sensations up her arm from the connection. She knew he
felt her stiffen, but he continued to grin and started a gentle tug
of war with her cup, until she finally relented out of fear of
spilling the hot liquid.
Momentarily frozen, she watched Lucas
bring her cup to his mouth and take a sip.
“ Did you think of me last
night?” he asked, his eyes scanning the elevator, void of anyone
but them.
The ding of the elevator brought her
out of her stupor, and her struggling voice simply replied,
“No.”
As the elevator started to fill up, she
was forced to take a step back, bringing her closer to him. Hating
how her body involuntarily responded to him, and fearful he could
tell, she kept quiet, not wanting to draw any attention to
them.
Just as the doors were opening on their
floor, Lucas leaned forward and whispered in her ear,
“Liar.”
Then he held up her cup in a salute.
“Thanks for the coffee.” And he sauntered down the hall toward his
office, her much-needed shot of caffeine disappearing with
him.
Other people exiting the elevator
brought her out of her stupor, causing her to exit as well. Turning
on autopilot, she walked toward her office.
What the heck had happened? And there
went her coffee, which she desperately needed, thanks to another
sleepless night. Because Lucas was right, she thought of him all
night. And some of those thoughts made her restless, in more ways
than one.
She walked into her office, set the
binder on her desk, placed her bag in its designated spot, and then
headed to the conference room for her second cup of coffee of the
day. Maybe this one she would actually be able to drink.
No Games
Hours after he had stolen her coffee,
Lucas sent her a quick email.
Thanks again for the
coffee, just what I needed after another sleepless night. I’m
heading to a conference today and will be back on Friday. My
secretary knows where I am, if you need me…
P.S. Consider this your
reprieve
Lucas
Reading the email again, she got the
same feeling she did when she first received it days ago. She knew
the exact meaning behind every word. And it never failed to make
the butterflies flutter in her stomach.
It had been so long since she felt any
type of attraction to another man. She hated to even think how long
it had been since she had been touched, let alone
kissed.
Well, if she actually wanted to think
about it, she could say a month before her
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